All articles tagged with #crowdfunding
Holly, a mother from London, wrote a children’s book titled 'Edie's Magic Hair' to help her daughter Edie cope with hair loss during chemotherapy for bone cancer. Now that Edie is in remission, Holly is crowdfunding to distribute copies to pediatric cancer units across the UK to help other children facing similar treatment side effects.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes, 82, has not been seen publicly since October 2024. His stepson, Alexander Millington-Cotes, has launched a £55,000 crowdfunding campaign to fund legal action to locate and safeguard the explorer. Concerns have emerged that Fiennes' second wife, Louise, has placed him in care homes under false names and restricted visitor access. A Welsh care watchdog has reportedly concluded his situation constitutes an unlawful deprivation of liberty. Friends and family are calling for an urgent investigation by the Office of the Public Guardian.
Italian sculptor Sergio Furnari unveils a six-foot-5 bronze statue of Charlie Kirk in Times Square on Sept. 10 at 2:33 p.m., marking the assassination anniversary and aiming to spark dialogue about freedom of speech rather than politics; the $100,000 work was self-funded and backed by a crowdfunding effort amid threats to the artist.
Florida State fans launched SaveFSUFootball.com to crowdfund half of coach Mike Norvell’s $51 million buyout by asking 250,000 supporters to donate $102 each; the plan comes amid Norvell’s ACC struggles, losses to rivals, and a brutal upcoming schedule, highlighting how expensive it is to win in modern college football—and that even if the campaign succeeds, a new coach would entail a much larger, ongoing investment.
A nonprofit team unveils the Fermi Explorer, a tiny, crowdfunded interstellar probe budgeted at under $15 million with a three-year launch plan that would reach Alpha Centauri in about 80,000 years; the mission aims to be first to launch but last to arrive, hoping to spark future tech and interest, with an 81-page plan and donation rewards like naming rights.
Double Fine’s Amnesia Fortnight 2026 Kickstarter includes a cheeky, near-impossible stretch goal to fund Brütal Legend 2 at $100 million; the campaign is framed around a two-week game jam and a behind-the-scenes documentary, with the astronomical goal unlikely to be reached and the focus instead on smaller, prototype titles under a new Double Fine label.
Genki is launching the Manta, a highly customizable game controller with a 2.9-inch built-in LCD, programmable profiles, macros, button remapping, tristage triggers, adjustable analog controls, back paddles, and haptic feedback, powered by a Raspberry Pi RP2350. It supports Bluetooth, USB-C, or a 2.4GHz dongle and includes a keyboard/mouse mode for browser use. Backers on Kickstarter can get it at $189 earlybird pricing, with full retail expected at $279; Genki has a history of crowdfunding multiple devices.
Felicia Day’s The Guild: Ren Faire’d reunion movie has become the biggest crowdfunded film in history, raising $5.704 million from 37,455 backers—toppling the Veronica Mars Kickstarter record of $5,702,153—with about 38 hours to go in the campaign. The film reunites Day’s web series cast (Codex, Zaboo, Vork, Tink, Clara, Bladezz) and features guests like Nathan Fillion, Misha Collins and Wil Wheaton. Day says the project demonstrates there’s still a path for indie storytelling outside big studios, even after California denied a tax credit, a point she argues should help independent projects under $10 million.
Felicia Day launches The Guild: Ren Faire’d on Kickstarter to fund a Ren Faire–set feature reuniting The Guild cast; the project is pursuing a sub-$10 million budget and sits among Kickstarter’s top-funded narrative films with roughly $5.2 million raised, aiming to top Veronica Mars' $5.7 million mark. The campaign includes merch, an RPG and a dating-sim to boost pledges, and faces typical film-production hurdles like insurance, union contracts and tax credits, underscoring Day’s belief in IP ownership and the potential of web-native storytelling.
Photon Matrix Lab’s $1,000 consumer laser mosquito zapper has entered mass production after raising $2.8M on Indiegogo and showcasing LiDAR-guided targeting with a six-meter range, but backers are uneasy about ongoing safety certifications, potential import legality in various markets, and unclear refunds as regulatory reviews continue.
A major Stourbridge grass-and-woodland fire that destroyed 19 homes is now under control, with officials saying returns will be handled street by street and some residents may be allowed back this evening. Across the UK, 43 new wildfires have been reported in 24 hours, prompting military support in parts of Wales and continued firefighting in the West Midlands, Hampshire and Shropshire. Crowdfunding has raised over £13,000 for affected residents, while authorities warn against scams and urge donations through official channels; residents are advised not to return until cleared, and airspace access is being controlled as crews damp hotspots and work to extinguish remaining flames.
Navarone Garcia, Priscilla Presley’s 37-year-old son and frontman of Them Guns, launched a GoFundMe to start a pizza business from his driveway and defended crowdfunding, saying investors are needed and Presley will support the venture once it’s up and running.
A woman in her 50s was repeatedly dismissed as perimenopausal for years before a 2025 CT scan revealed stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer. With NHS treatment options limited, her family launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund a targeted therapy and to support related health initiatives, as she fights to spend more time with her children and reach their milestones.
Star Citizen has surpassed $1 billion in crowdfunding, though the main game remains in alpha. In celebration, Cloud Imperium Games announced the Anvil Odin, a $5,000 concept capital ship that is not yet release-ready and represents the final vehicle stretch goal from the original crowdfunding. A fan has already purchased it. The project spans the sandbox MMO Star Citizen and the single-player Squadron 42, with a free trial running through May 27 offering an RSI Aurora MK11 and other ships to rent; no release date for the main game has been confirmed.
Star Citizen has crossed the $1 billion mark in gamer crowdfunding, reaching about $1.005B thanks to recent ship sales at DefenseCon, including the Odin battlecruiser (concept-only but valued at ~$6K), as development remains in a long-running alpha with ongoing debate over funding priorities.